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Meaning of the word mortal in English

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mortal

US /ˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
UK /ˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Adjective

1.

(of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death.

Example:
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all men are mortal
Synonym:
perishablephysicalbodilycorporealfleshlycorporalearthlyhumanimpermanenttemporalworldlytransientephemeralpassingsublunary
Synonym:
immortal
2.

causing or liable to cause death; fatal.

Example:
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a mortal disease
Synonym:
deadlyfatallethaldeath-dealingkillingmurderousdestructiveterminalincurable

Noun

1.

a human being subject to death, often contrasted with a divine being.

Example:
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capacities only possible of God rather than mortals
Synonym:
human beinghumanpersonbeingcreatureindividualearthlingbody
Synonym:
immortalgod
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